Новости за 07.06.2016

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Treasury Department has frozen more than US$40,000 held by blacklisted North Korean officials in recent years, South Korean officials said Tuesday, in the latest sign of pressure on North Korea over its nuclear progra

By Kang Yoon-seung SEOUL/INCHEON, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Illegal Chinese fishing boats operating off the Korean Peninsula are causing serious damage to the Yellow Sea fishery resources and adversely endangering the livelihood of local fishermen, observers

(ATTN: ADDS Kerry's remarks on South China Sea, details in last 6 paras, photo) By Kim Deok-hyun BEIJING, June 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Washington and Beijing are determined to "fully enforce" sanctions agai

By Joo Kyung-don SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- After splitting two football friendly matches in Europe last week, South Korea have left themselves with some work to do ahead of the final Asian qualification round for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in September.

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES with more details, company response in paras 7-11) SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Hotel Lotte Co. said Tuesday it will postpone the proposed initial public offering (IPO) to next month and discount its offering price

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Cuba should work together to fully realize their potential, Seoul's top diplomat said Tuesday upon returning from a trip to the Caribbean nation. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se visited Havana on Saturday for

(ATTN: ADDS detail in para 7) SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Kim Chong-in, the interim leader of South Korea's main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea, urged China to expand efforts to roll out more effective measures to curb Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's unification ministry on Tuesday rejected a request by an association of local lawyers to meet with the family members of the 13 North Koreans who defected en masse in April. The ministry said that it did not

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Poland has stopped allowing North Korean workers into the country as part of broader efforts to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear and missile programs, a South Korean government official said Tuesday. Cho June-hyuck, spokes

The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday. ---------------- (LEAD) World's first web content festival to open in Gwangju this month SEOUL -- The world's first web content festival will kick

By Kim Deok-hyun BEIJING, June 7 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Washington and Beijing are determined to "fully enforce" sanctions against North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions. "Neither one of our nations w

(ATTN: ADDS photo, honorary ambassadors in sixth para) By Shim Sun-ah SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- The world's first web content festival will kick off in the southwestern city of Gwangju this month, organizers said Tuesday. Web content refers to ca

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea pledged Tuesday to develop more nuclear weapons as its existing arsenal has helped raise the country's strategic leverage in dealing with external relations, the North's state media said. North Korea plans to a

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- A team of South Korean scientists have developed an electronic device that can stick to clothing, paving the way for wearable displays and monitoring censors, the science ministry said Tuesday. An electronic device attach

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SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean wave power station has remained idle for one and a half years due to damage on undersea transmission cables, the state audit agency said Tuesday, triggering criticism over a lack of government oversight. The

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- A local court on Tuesday approved a filing by financially shaky STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. to be put under a court-led restructuring scheme, paving the way for the shipyard to avert liquidation. Last month, STX Shipbu

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will play host to this year's world congress of the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) in the city of Daejeon on July 31-Aug. 6, organizers said Tuesday. The organizing committee of the 23rd

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Creditors of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. may approve the embattled shipbuilder's self-restructuring plan worth 5.2 trillion won (US$4.47 billion) Wednesday, industry sources said Tuesday. The shipbuilder h

SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service of America skidded off a runway at the main gateway to South Korea due to a breakdown in the landing gear. No casualties were reported, the aviation authorities here said Tu

(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom) SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks soared to surpass the 2,000-point mark on Tuesday as weaker than expected job data in the U.S. reduced the chance of an imminent rate hike in the world's largest economy.

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SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks soared to surpass the 2,000-point mark on Tuesday as weaker than expected job data in the U.S. reduced the chance of an imminent rate hike in the world's largest economy. The Korean won sharply rose against